Bottle filling valve



Sept. l2, 1933. J, KANTOR BOTTLE FILLING VALVE Filed March 3, 1930 N VEN TOR. James Kanoz',

A TTORNEY5 Patentedsept. 12, 1933 y 1,926,542 y BOTTLEFILLING' VALVE VJames Kanton, Chicago, Ill., 'assignor to The Liquid Carbonio Corporation', Chicago',` Ill., a corporation of Delaware `v Application March 3, 1920. seria1No.`432,721 l A Claims. (Cl. 22B-#111) My invention relates to improvements in bottle :filling machines and more particularly to .the filler valve for saidmachines. 1

It is oneof the objectsof my invention to provide a means for controlling the `supply of liquid delivered through said valve.

For, the purpose of disclosing my inventioml j have illustrated one embodiment thereof in the Yaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of` a ller valve embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.'

Inthe structure illustrated, I provide a base 1 by which the valve structure may be supported from the iilling tank (not shown) and vwhich is provided-with a series of` ports hereinafter more fully described. This base'supports a tubular casing 2 which is in ,turn screw threaded at its top to a nipple3V in turn screwed into a socket 4 in the base 1. -Telescoping this tubular casing is a second casing 5, the downward movement of which is limited by a ring 6, threaded on the top of the casing 5 and adapted to engage, when the casing 5 isV in its lowermost position, an an' nular liange 7 on the` casing 2. The casing 5 near its lower end is provided withl a head 8 rest ing on a shoulder 9 within the casing, and interposed between this head andan inturned flange 10 on the nipple 3 is a coiled spring l1 which tends to move the casing 5 to its lowermost position.

A sealing head 12 is threaded into the lower end of the casing 5 and carries at itsbottom a gasket 13 which is counter-sunk in the head. This sealing head 12 also supports at itslower `end a bottle guide neck 14 which receives the neck of the bottle when the bottle is raised to fill- The head 12 also carries on its upper end a nut 15 threaded into the head against ing position.

a packing gasket 16, and provided with a tubular neck 17 whichv extends upwardly through the head 8.

Arranged within the casing formed by the two casing tubes 2 and 5 are the water tube 18, the counter-pressure tube 19 and the snifter tube 20. These tubes are arranged one within the other and are so mounted that none communicates with the other. The water iilling tube 18, at its upper end, is screw threaded into a socket 2l in the base 1 and communicates through a port 22 with a chamber 23 which in turn is connected with the water delivery pipe 24 leading from the lling tank. This chamber has a series of passages 25 extending around an interior ball casing 26 to the top 27 ofl the chamber. The ball noted, is longer than the stem 39.

`chamber 26 communicates Vwith the top 27 of the chamber 23 through a port 28 and is provided with a balllvalve 29 adapted,` in event of a sudden rush of water occasioned, for example,V when a cracked bottle operates the filler valve, to close 60 this port. VThis ball chamber 26 communicates by apassage 30 with the supply piper 24. For controlling the quantityof water` supplied through the chamber 23, I provide a valve plate formed of two segments 31 and32 adapted, by 65 v Athe rotation of the plate, to cover, a greaterorl less number ofthe openings25. y This valve plate is secured at the 4bottom end of a stem 33 eX- tending through the top of the casing and provided with a manipulating handle34. A coiled 70 spring 35 interposed between acollar; 36 andthe Vvalve plate holds the plate firmly seated inposition.`

The port 22 is controlled by a ,valvef3'7, nor- Y mally closed by a coiled. spring 38 and provided 75 with anropening stem 39 which projects below the bcttomof the base 1. i

Thecounter-pressure tube 19is screw threaded into a block 40 mounted in the base 10 and communicates through aport 41 and a port 42 withA 80 Y the chamber 43, which chamber has passages 44 extending around' a valve casing 45 to the top 46 of the chamber. 'Ihis valve fcasing 45 communicates through a port`47 with the top 46 of the chamber and is provided with a ball 85 valve 48 which, in event of a sudden rush of gas through the port 49 will be raised to close the port 47 `thereby cutting down the amount of gas passing through the valve 51. This ball valve casing communicates by the port 49 with the gas supply pipe 50. Y

The Yport 42 is v controlled by a valve 51 normally held seated by a coiled spring 52 and provided with an opening stem 53 which, it will be The snifter tube 20 sockets in a nipple 54 maintained in position by the annular ilange 10, and communicates through a suitable port, not shown, with a shifter valve communicating with the at-v mosphere. n

`Thelower end of the water supply tube is con-1 trolled by a pear shaped valve 55, the upper end of which is vhollow and adapted to telescope the lower end of `the water supply tube. This lhollow portion of the valve is provided with discharge AOpenings 56 at diametrically opposite points in the side through whichwhen the valve is moved to opened position the water from the tube 18 discharges. This valve is mountedupon the lower end of a control rod 57 .which extends 110 tube and the snifter tube to project into the The raising of the sleeve rst contacts bottle. the ring 6 with the valve stem 53 opening the valve 51 and permitting the admission of counterpressure gas into the bottle. ward movement of the bottle causes the ring 6 to eventually engage the Valve stem 39 thereby opening the valve 37 and allowing the carbonated water from thefllling tank to'iijow into the .waterv I tube. At the same time that the valve 37is openedvthe valve55 is opened thus permitting-the waterto'ow into the bottle'. As the bottle is being i'llled with water thecounter-pressure gas and the air in'the bottle passes. back through the counterfpressure tube 19 back into thetank. The lowering of the bottle first closes thecarbonated water ysupply valve and then closes the counter-pressure valve.

For controlling the quantity of waterdelivered through the vwater supply tube the valve plates 31 Yand 32 may be manipulated to open a greater orless number yof the openings 25, whereby the quantity of water flowing through the water sup ply tube may be nicely adjusted. `Al claim the following: l

1. In a bottle-filling head,in. combination, a water supply tube for insertion into the bottle,a bottle controlled valve for controlling the passage of water through said. water supply tube, a check valve associated with said bottle-controlled valve and constructed to automatically prevent abnormal ow of watery through said supply tubeand a f 4. In a" bottle filling Ahead,

valve for controlling the degree of flow of water through said water supply tube.

2. In a bottle filling head, in combination, a water supply tube for insertion in the bottle, a bottle controlled valve for controlling the passage of water through said water supply tube, a cheek valve associated with said bottle-controlled valveconstructed to automatically prevent ab.

normal flow of water through said supply tube and a valve for controlling the degree of flow of water through said water controlling valve.

3. In a bottle iilling head, in combination, a counter-pressure tube and a water supply tube for insertion in ja bottle, a bottle controlled valve for controlling the iiow'through said counter-pressure tube, a bottle controlled valve for controlling the iiow through said water supply tube, a check valvey associated with said water supply Valve and having passages therearound for the passage of the water and controllable means for closing some of said passages. j f A in combination, a counter-pressure tubeand a water supply tube for insertion into ythe bottlea bottle controlled valve `for controlling'the 'flow through said counter-pressure tube,.-a bottlev controlled valve for controlling the flow through said water supjply tube, a check valve casing associated with said water supply'valve, said'water supply valve having passages'V therearound, and controllable means for closing saidpassages. v

5. Ina-bottle lilling head, in combination, a water supply tube for insertion intosaid bottle', va bottle controlled valve for controlling jthe flow through said water supply tube, a ball valve associated with said water supply valve ,through which the water passes to said Vwater supply valve, and having passages therearound, and controlling means for controlling the vnumber of passages through which the water passes to said water supply valve.y

JAMES KANTOR; 

